Tag: celebrity

• “These Celebrities Changed our Lives Forever.” Really?

  A week or two ago I saw this headline: These Celebrities Changed our Lives Forever. Really? If that’s true, shame on us. But please let this be hyperbole. I glanced through the “A” list of Hollywood big shots who wouldn’t have even made the “C” list of people who have changed my life forever. Media…

  sassevn

  June 24, 2015

  Life

  celebrity, family, Hollywood, impact of friends, impact of hollywood, life, media, media literacy

• Our Culture in a Headline: “Beyoncé convinced Jay Z is hiding things from her”

  I saw this headline on a news site the other day. I simply have one question: do people really care? I’m serious. Are there people out there who will gladly click on that link to find the latest gossip? I know the answer to that. I’ve come across Justin Beiber groupies and Miley Cyrus fans…

  sassevn

  February 15, 2015

  History & Culture

  beyonce, celebrity, culture, ISIS, Jay Z, media, politics, USA

• What to do with all those Cosby videos? (The problem of celebrity)

  I, like millions of people, have a large stock of “Cosby Show” DVDs in my house. Who wasn’t enamored with the charming Huxtables? I bought them several years ago to watch with my kids, and we all laughed along and enjoyed the ride tremendously. Now with more than twenty women alleging sexual abuse at the…

  sassevn

  January 11, 2015

  social critique

  Bill Cosby, celebrity, celebrity scandals, dealing with disappointment, hypocrites, lessons for kids, The Cosby Show, the shallowness of celebrity

• The Vain, Slim Thread of Humanity We Call Celebrity

  Oh, celebrity! The tortured souls they must be. I happened to see some pictures from Miley Cyrus’ MTV performance (No, I didn’t watch the show), and my immediate thoughts were, “What kind of freakish person is this?”  This is what America celebrates? Yes, but not exactly. Celebrity comes from the Latin root cele- meaning ‘honor’. Honor is…

  sassevn

  August 27, 2013

  Current Events, History & Culture, social critique

  American pop-culture, celebrity, image in society, Miley Cyrus, MTV Awards, vanity